How Am I Still Alive?

".Refused to relocate? Oh, I see."

The female knight stood on the hill, looking thoughtfully at the village below and the troubled villagers.

The lack of cooperation from the villagers was expected. These farmers didn't even know who their lords were.

They only know who the big local landowner is, and to whom do they pay the rent after the harvest every year? Who is that? Is there a landlord? How to pay rent and buy seeds next year after losing the field?

The farmers took their farm tools and refused the knight's request.

As the leader of the team, Catherine played with her red hair that had already been braided, and dragged the two braids behind her cheeks. According to her new best friend with cat ears, this way of tidying up was a part of their world. popular models.

At the same time, there are Qi Liuhai who just covered his eyes and Maomao with black-rimmed glasses. Catherine doesn't know if what she said is true, but she noticed that her current boss really thinks more about herself

It's just that the female knight dressed as a "good student" now faces the hostile eyes, but she is domineering.

"Don't go? Burn it all."

Calm words are irresistible will and resolution.

Immediately, the seal knights started to move, throwing torches one by one on the houses, billowing flames and thick smoke rose at the same time, and in just ten minutes, the village turned into a sea of ​​flames.

After a while, the knights calmly suppressed the villagers and went to the next village.

Crying and depressing roars came one after another, and the knights didn't bother to care about it. This was not the first time, and it wouldn't be the last time.

Catherine, the leader, was riding a horse, but she was walking God while enjoying the hostile and even hatred eyes of the villagers.

"Uh, do you want to listen to Miss Cat and dye your hair black? I always feel something is wrong. However, even the alchemy potions for hair dyeing are just casually purchased daily necessities. Is there such a surplus of alchemy technology in their world? No What is even more concerning is that this technology is casually used for civilian use.”

Along the way, Catherine was indifferent, but vaguely became the core of the team.

Originally as a holy flame knight, her position in the knight order is quite delicate.

Although she is a member of the middle and high-level members of the knight order, and is a well-known strongman of the younger generation, she is destined not to be the head and deputy head of the knight order, and her voice is not even as good as some weaker knight captains.

But now, her words are more useful than the leader of the Knights. These young knights who followed her were not her subordinates. She just said that she wanted to come out to carry out the mission, and these knights left their past responsibilities and came over. .

Yes, she took the initiative to do the patrol mission, and at the same time, she also avoided some troubles that were becoming more and more difficult to refuse.

As for the work of the original comprador agent? All entrusted to his mother.

In a sense, this seemingly young woman had a more shrewd appearance. After she was initially confused, she quickly saw the situation clearly.

"The knights are the best combat group under the lord right now, Catherine, you must catch them."

Catherine's mother, who looks farther than the "little girl".

If there is no accident, this patrol mission should be the last military mission of the Knights.

Afterwards, in a different world, I am afraid that even if the legion is not disbanded on the spot, it will be reorganized. In the eyes of the mother who sees it clearly, this is both a crisis and an opportunity.

Compared with the three long-established and outstanding knight leaders, Catherine is obviously more trusted by Lu Pingan. If Lu Pingan wants to further hold the knight order in his hands, it is necessary to promote a new leader.

Then, at this stage, Catherine has to show her ability and prestige, at least, to establish some direct descendants and team within the Knights.

"...Mom is really annoying. I need to go out for this kind of thing. Forget it. I'm not wrong. Fulfilling a bit of my duties as a knight will also make me feel at ease when I go."

The reality is much crueler than fairy tales. At the last and most critical juncture, people often don't want to tide over the difficulties together, but their own one-acre three-point land.

"Although daughter, you are serving the new lord very well now, but you have to be more useful, so he won't give up on you casually. At this time, helping him capture the Knights is much more useful than doing internal affairs. You said that There is no need to win over the knights, they are very respectful to you now? Oh, respect and loyalty are two different things, you have to give them a chance to surrender, and they will be your people."

What happened along the way, just as Marianne expected, was that knights continued to approach Catherine in private, saying some nonsense words, vaguely expressing their willingness to pledge allegiance. kind of discourse.

Also, most of them ended up squeezing out a gift or something, some cheap and some valuable.

Allegiance? surrender? That's probably what it means.

If Catherine was still busy with Lu Ping'an, there would not be such a convenient opportunity. It doesn't matter what these knights say or send. In the small circle within the knight order, there are Catherine's subordinates.

Among them, there were even two middle-aged knights whose status was similar to Catherine's, the knight captains had never treated her well in the past, but this time they flattered her like a businessman.

Originally, Catherine was a bit contemptuous. In the past, he was loyal, righteous and brave. He never gave gifts or accepted bribes. He was a model knight and had a good relationship with Catherine who was a bit "stupid" at that time. But now with his head down, the expression of the Sekin necklace is enough. ridiculous.

But thinking about it again, he has a happy family with a beautiful daughter and two stupid sons.

Catherine sighed and accepted it without saying anything.

The knight captain also sighed, but his face relaxed a lot.

"...No, it's all for living."

Even with a bit of malice, Catherine vaguely felt that the motives of the Knight Leaders' initiative to "patrol" this time were not pure.

Perhaps, this is also an opportunity to seize military power, and at the same time, express to the new boss that he and his party are still good people who abide by the spirit of chivalry, at least they are still performing their duties at the last moment.

Speaking of the boss Lu Ping'an, the female knight smiled more.

It's not that she has any special feelings for Lu Pingan, it's just because...

"It's good that they came. They seem to be good people."

Lu Pingan and his party are good people in the literal sense. From the perspective of locals like Catherine, these outsiders who seem to be in a peaceful world can be called good people, which are extremely rare among outsiders.

"There is no persecution, no harsh extraction, no looting, no auction of boat tickets, no slavery of all people, and no self-representation as emperor."

Not to mention that their requirements are low, because outsiders have already done all of the above things.

Outsiders with a few boat tickets came to this remote area, as long as they bribed the local lord, anything could happen.

When it is confirmed that the news of "Doomsday" is true, more news spreads all over the sky, and it is basically inevitable to inquire about each other's "ticket prices".

The disgusting deeds of many bad outsiders spread everywhere. It is really an evil behavior that constantly challenges the moral bottom line. Many outsiders do not treat the locals as "intelligent creatures" at all.

In fact, these knights don't care much, at least, they don't show that they care, what they care about is always

"In the future, I will work under such a good person, and I should still be alive."

They only meet the requirements of this level, they just need to survive, and it is better if they have dignity.

Silver Shepherd? They are the wronged species, and if they really follow them, a group of people will be killed. What's more, they don't have a ticket.

The reality is a bit ruthless, but that's it. Shepherds who don't have a "boat ticket" are directly expelled from the ranks of "outsiders".

Catherine and her party didn't go far. She went around and moved a few villages, and then she was ready to go back.

She thought it was over, but she didn't expect that something unexpected happened in the last village.